Philautus extirpo
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AMPHIBIA
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Order:
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ANURA
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Family:
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RHACOPHORIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Philautus extirpo
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Species Authority:
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Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2004
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R.
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Evaluator/s:
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Stuart, S., Chanson, J. & Cox, N. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
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Justification:
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Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded for over 100 years, and extensive searches over the last ten years have failed to locate this species.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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This recently described species was originally collected in 1882 from an unspecified locality on Sri Lanka (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda 2005). It is not possible to produce a meaningful distribution map for this species.
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Sri Lanka
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Population
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Population:
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There have been no records since 1882, and it is presumed to be extinct, because extensive searches have failed to rediscover this species.
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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There is no information about the habitat requirements of this species. It presumably bred by direct development.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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Threats
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Threats:
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The threats that led to the extinction of this species are not known, though habitat loss seems the most likely cause.
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List of Threats:
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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It has not been recorded from any protected areas.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 0 | No conservation actions (in place, needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search. Manamendra-Arachchi, K. and Pethiyagoda, R. 2005. The Sri Lankan Shrub-frogs of the Genus Philautus Laurent, 1943 (Ranidae, Rhacophorinae), with description of 27 new species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 163-303.
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